How about a hot-swapped hard drive? 100 gig drives are a hundred bucks - you could get one for each day of the week. Get two sets, so you have last week's stuff too.
This is something I've never understood, but seen time and time again. Why the hell does Joe Excel need a 2.6 GHz machine?! These people could still be on 486s and it wouldn't matter much. Of course, they wouldn't be able to run XP, so no Office XP, and... ohh, I get it. Never mind.
While I agree with what you've said, I think if China had a Microsoft, things might be a little different. They have no interest in helping Windows becoming the dominant world-wide system.
I'm sure you've never thought about BAD things before, right? Pay attention next time you drive - the bastard that cuts you off, the stupid 3 red lights in a row, the bumper-to-bumper when you're late for your daughter's recital... now apply that to an airport, only there's 400 gaggling tourists in front of you, some snarky ticket agent, and you're late for your $2300 flight to Somewhere. Any thoughts of rampant destruction now?
The last time I flew, I got pulled aside so they could check the 11 drum cymbals I had in a carry-on bag. As they were looking, the guy next to me was getting his frisbee impounded. This thing was dirty, small, plastic, and obviously well-used. I supposed he could have thrown it in somebody's face, and taken the plane into the Empire State Building (?), but I just thought, "You stupid suckers. You're taking this guy's frisbee, and letting me through with 11 discs that could probably take somebody's head off if I threw them hard enough, not to mention provide a wicked cutting edge if I snapped one in half."
I had plenty of images of headless flight attendants running around. Sick? Sure. Illegal? Not yet. Did I do anything like that? You would have heard about it, I'm sure.
Keep your goddamn scanners out of my head, because it's none of your goddamn business what I'm thinking, unless I tell you. It ain't public unless you use one of the senses you were born with, and enhancement doesn't count. You comfortable with everybody running around with Sony camcorders that see through peoples' clothes? I haven't implicitly submitted myself to anything - that's the whole reason I wear clothing, and have a suitcase that's black, not clear.
The only reason I'm not worried about this is that I'd guess there's a fair number of people who think the same thing, and the amount of travellers they'd have to detain would be unmanageable (considering they can't even do a decent job as it is).
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Oh well who cares about the moderation, I'm talking about something I enjoy.:)
Depending on the format it's coded in though, it doesn't have to be huge. Something like VRML can be zipped on the server, and unzipped client-side by the browser, so transmission's pretty fast. I find flash intros annoying, but if they have a "skip" button, I can deal with it.
Good point though. Live social engineering is so much easier if you're wearing a suit. People really are affected if you dress the part. What's even better (if you're looking to get into restricted elevators, say), is wear a tux, and look frantically around for the "wedding" you're missing. Somebody with a key will be glad to help you out.
They've thought about it (from the talk at H2K2). The water's only ~30 feet deep around there. Until they have a growing population though, it's not really necessary.
That's wonderful. We're all very proud of you. Maybe Volvo will take your lead, and upgrade to Windows XP in their "Safety Car." Until then, we'll compare the latest release of Linux with an OS that was released more than 4 years ago. One crash in this car could be the last.
Not quite true. Here's what it says on the paper that comes with a brand shiny new SS Card:
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
The Social Security number shown on your card is yours alone. Record your number in a safe place in case your card is lost or stolen. Protect both your card and your number to prevent their misuse. ... Some private organizations use Social Security numbers for record keeping purposes. Such use is neither required nor prohibited by Federal law. The use of your Social Security number by such an organization for its own records is a private matter between you and the organization. Private organizations cannot get information from your Social Security record just because they know your number.
Any Federal, State, or local government agency that asks for your number must tell you: whether giving it is mandatory or voluntary, its authority for requesting the number, and how the number will be used. ...
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June 2000: $1,062,128
June 2001: $ 513,769
June 2002: $ 278,547
(all figures in thousands of dollars).
So in June of 2000, they had a billion dollars in cash? And now they only have 278 million? What the hell did they spend it all on, Enron stock?
How about a hot-swapped hard drive? 100 gig drives are a hundred bucks - you could get one for each day of the week. Get two sets, so you have last week's stuff too.
This is something I've never understood, but seen time and time again. Why the hell does Joe Excel need a 2.6 GHz machine?! These people could still be on 486s and it wouldn't matter much. Of course, they wouldn't be able to run XP, so no Office XP, and... ohh, I get it. Never mind.
Well, she's what, 17 now? What clubs would those be? nice try though.
then again, this is slashdot, don't let facts get in the way of posting!
Why was spelt a joke?
While I agree with what you've said, I think if China had a Microsoft, things might be a little different. They have no interest in helping Windows becoming the dominant world-wide system.
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It's funny. Laugh. Ha ha.
I'm sure you've never thought about BAD things before, right? Pay attention next time you drive - the bastard that cuts you off, the stupid 3 red lights in a row, the bumper-to-bumper when you're late for your daughter's recital... now apply that to an airport, only there's 400 gaggling tourists in front of you, some snarky ticket agent, and you're late for your $2300 flight to Somewhere. Any thoughts of rampant destruction now?
The last time I flew, I got pulled aside so they could check the 11 drum cymbals I had in a carry-on bag. As they were looking, the guy next to me was getting his frisbee impounded. This thing was dirty, small, plastic, and obviously well-used. I supposed he could have thrown it in somebody's face, and taken the plane into the Empire State Building (?), but I just thought, "You stupid suckers. You're taking this guy's frisbee, and letting me through with 11 discs that could probably take somebody's head off if I threw them hard enough, not to mention provide a wicked cutting edge if I snapped one in half."
I had plenty of images of headless flight attendants running around. Sick? Sure. Illegal? Not yet. Did I do anything like that? You would have heard about it, I'm sure.
Keep your goddamn scanners out of my head, because it's none of your goddamn business what I'm thinking, unless I tell you. It ain't public unless you use one of the senses you were born with, and enhancement doesn't count. You comfortable with everybody running around with Sony camcorders that see through peoples' clothes? I haven't implicitly submitted myself to anything - that's the whole reason I wear clothing, and have a suitcase that's black, not clear.
The only reason I'm not worried about this is that I'd guess there's a fair number of people who think the same thing, and the amount of travellers they'd have to detain would be unmanageable (considering they can't even do a decent job as it is).
Oh well who cares about the moderation, I'm talking about something I enjoy. :)
This is why I read Slashdot. Seriously.
Depending on the format it's coded in though, it doesn't have to be huge. Something like VRML can be zipped on the server, and unzipped client-side by the browser, so transmission's pretty fast. I find flash intros annoying, but if they have a "skip" button, I can deal with it.
I like text only web pages. Is that so wrong?
Nope. But you're outnumbered.
appz is to apps as
free is to beer
It's ok, he got a haircut. The question is, can he tuck all that ego inside a space helmet?
Good point though. Live social engineering is so much easier if you're wearing a suit. People really are affected if you dress the part. What's even better (if you're looking to get into restricted elevators, say), is wear a tux, and look frantically around for the "wedding" you're missing. Somebody with a key will be glad to help you out.
What a perfect opportunity for an ASCII goatse pic!
How 'bout in Perl:
:-P
($var1, $var2) = ($var2, $var1);
C is for suckas who like to type.
They've thought about it (from the talk at H2K2). The water's only ~30 feet deep around there. Until they have a growing population though, it's not really necessary.
Good question. Microsoft never killed anybody, but then again, I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
WTO, that's why. Not that they'd care. And not that it bothers me.
That's wonderful. We're all very proud of you. Maybe Volvo will take your lead, and upgrade to Windows XP in their "Safety Car." Until then, we'll compare the latest release of Linux with an OS that was released more than 4 years ago. One crash in this car could be the last.
Not quite true. Here's what it says on the paper that comes with a brand shiny new SS Card:
...
...
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
The Social Security number shown on your card is yours alone. Record your number in a safe place in case your card is lost or stolen. Protect both your card and your number to prevent their misuse.
Some private organizations use Social Security numbers for record keeping purposes. Such use is neither required nor prohibited by Federal law. The use of your Social Security number by such an organization for its own records is a private matter between you and the organization. Private organizations cannot get information from your Social Security record just because they know your number.
Any Federal, State, or local government agency that asks for your number must tell you: whether giving it is mandatory or voluntary, its authority for requesting the number, and how the number will be used.
Emphasis mine.
It's actually "To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero." It's all the same in the end though. :-P
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Get it now?
You can't see them - they're hiding from the black helicoptaaaaaaaaaaagggghhhhh
I mean, uhh, nothing.